diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreReaderFragment.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreReaderFragment.kt
index ab4de9421..0b49f8346 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreReaderFragment.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreReaderFragment.kt
@@ -1677,6 +1677,10 @@ abstract class CoreReaderFragment :
     externalLinkOpener?.openExternalUrl(intent, false)
   }
 
+  fun openExternalUrl(intent: Intent, showExternalLinkPopup: Boolean) {
+    externalLinkOpener?.openExternalUrl(intent, showExternalLinkPopup)
+  }
+
   override fun showSaveOrOpenUnsupportedFilesDialog(url: String, documentType: String?) {
     unsupportedMimeTypeHandler?.showSaveOrOpenUnsupportedFilesDialog(
       url,
diff --git a/custom/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/custom/main/CustomReaderFragment.kt b/custom/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/custom/main/CustomReaderFragment.kt
index d6d353f49..07698c668 100644
--- a/custom/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/custom/main/CustomReaderFragment.kt
+++ b/custom/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/custom/main/CustomReaderFragment.kt
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class CustomReaderFragment : CoreReaderFragment() {
 
   override fun openKiwixSupportUrl() {
     if (BuildConfig.SUPPORT_URL.isNotEmpty()) {
-      openExternalUrl(BuildConfig.SUPPORT_URL.toUri().browserIntent())
+      openExternalUrl(BuildConfig.SUPPORT_URL.toUri().browserIntent(), false)
     }
   }